The Ukrainian F-16 fighter collapsed during the mission, the pilot ejected and is out of danger to life.
Ukraine in the war with Russia lost the F-16 fighter on Friday night, the pilot ejected before collapsing. The Ukrainian aviation claims that the machine destroyed three targets and attacked the fourth when the “exceptional situation” occurred on board. The army did not mention the instead of the incident, TASR writes about it, according to Reuters.
The F-16 fighter “performed a task to reflect the air attack … and there was an emergency situation on board. The pilot directed the plane away from the residential area and ejected,” the Ukrainian Air Force wrote on the telegram.
Pilots the condition is stable
The pilot has found a search and rescue team, his condition is, according to the army, is satisfactory and is not in danger of life.
According to Reuters, the Ukrainian air forces indicated that the accident was probably not due to Russian fire. The Commission has already been established to investigate all the circumstances of the incident.
Ukraine received F-16 fighters in 2024 from the Netherlands and Denmark to defend against Russian missile and drone attacks. One machine lost in August 2024, the second this year in May.
